Test Tubes
The tube color with EDTA and specifically used in blood bank.
What is pink?
Most important of aspect of phlebotomy procedure
What is patient identification?
Most painful site to take from
What is hand veins?
Types of blood specimens(3)
What is whole blood, serum, and plasma?
Blood specimen is preferred for peripheral blood smears
What is EDTA venous blood?
Tube color that has sodium citrate and used in hematology
What is black?
Most common identifier for patient identification
What is patient's full name?
Characteristics of a good vein
What is soft, flexible, and spongy?
Performed after safety device is activated
What is the disposal of needle into a sharps container?
Department that uses blood cultures
What is microbiology?
Tube color used for glucose testing
What is grey?
Patient must have this on to proceed with phlebotomy procedure
What is patient's arm band?
Angle of needle when inserting
What is a 15-30 degree angle?
Caused by expired tubes
What is erroneous results?
Antiseptics used to clean site for blood culture
What is 70% isopropyl alcohol/chlorohexadine and iodine?
What is yellow sterile?
Patient information needed to be asked at time of procedure
Types of veins(5) that must be avoided when doing a phlebotomy procedure
What is sclerotic, fragile, tortuous, thrombotic, and/or phlebitis veins?
Parts of a needle(3)
What is the point, bevel, and shaft?
Characteristics of a good blood smear(5)
What is the blood smear not touching edges, being smooth, having no irregularities, no streaks, and no holes?
The specimen(s) of a tube top color of royal blue
What is plasma and/or serum?
Types of consent
What is informed, expressed, implied, and consent for minors?
Three sites that can be chosen for specimen collection
What is median cubital, cephalic, and basilic?
Order of draw
What is yellow-sterile, light blue, clot tubes, green/light green, lavender/pink, and gray?
Tests required for Newborn Screening(8)
What is CF, Hypothyroidism, PKU, Galactosemia, Biotinidase deficiency, Sickle Cell Disease, Toxoplasmosis, and HIV?